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Amaravathi - Buddhist Place of Andhra Pradesh

A famous place Amaravathi is our next Indian tourist place. It is the small town comes under Guntur Region of Andhra Pradesh State. Amaravathi is now turned as famous destination for the world visitors because Amareswara temple is positioned in this city. This place is also popular for biggest Buddhist Stupas. Experts say these stupas are built prior to foundation of Mauryan Empire. Earlier the place was recognized as Dharanikota or Dhanyakataka. Amaravathi was the capital during the ruling period of Satavanhanas. Satavanhans were the first rulers of Andhra Pradesh established their kingdom from 2nd to 3rd century BCE. Here Lord Buddha conducted the ritual ceremony of Kala Chakra. The evidence of presence of Lord Buddha can be checked in the book of Vajrayana. This ancient city of India is famous tourist location because of prime spots such as Amaravathi Stupa, archaeological museum and Krishna River Site. You can spend your whole day on the banks of Krishna River as the beau...

Kushinagar

Indian tourist places are world famous and travelers from around the world are reaching the different spots at various locations. Today we are going to discuss a small town known as Kushinagar located in UP (Uttar Pradesh) State, India. This town is popular for Buddhist pilgrims. According to sources Lord Buddha died in Kushinagar so its having huge religious values for the Buddhist community. It is spread in just 6 kms area and nearest big city is Gorakhpur which is just 55 kms away. The Hiranyavati River is major source of water in the town. Mallas were the ruler of the town at the time of arrival of Lord Buddha.  Attraction of Kushinagar: Nirvana Temple: the most demanding and impressive religious spot where large amount of devotees arrive is Nirvana Temple. The peaceful environment and the serenity of the temple give different feeling to the visitors. This beautiful spot is famous as Buddhist temple also.  Monuments: Stupas and Viharas between 230 BC to...

Bodhgaya

Bodhgaya is the valuable holy place of Buddhist. As per resources, Prince Gautama achieved his knowledge under the banyan tree at this place. Here he becomes Buddha after getting such knowledge. Gautama Buddha was the son of Sakya Prince of Kapilvastu. Buddha spread his knowledge to the public of Bihar and many other states of India. After Buddha's death, the King of Maurya Dynasty Ashoka took the charge to aware people about the Buddha religion. He contributed his whole life for consolidation, and revival of people. The ruler Ashoka constructed countless monks of Buddhist. The pillars placed in these spots are identified as Ashoka Pillars. The stunning Mahabodhi shrine and original seeded tree is must-visit spots of Bodhgaya. The combination of different architectural method is special of this temple. However, the method used is similar to Gupta's era architectures. Visiting Bodhgaya from October to March is the best time, especially for vacations.  Few major attract...